Business

B.C.’s COVID-19 business grant fund still mostly unspent

$300 million pandemic assistance approved almost a year ago

Feb 24, 2021 10:30 AM Read more >

Pubs, restaurants to pay wholesale prices on liquor permanently in COVID-recovery

Pre-pandemic, restaurateurs and tourism operators paid full retail price on most liquor purchases

Feb 23, 2021 8:00 PM Read more >

Industry fighting back against B.C. woodstove bans

Clean-air advocates not sold on industry data about new stoves

Feb 23, 2021 6:00 AM Read more >

Chemainus Dollars revert to being strictly souvenirs on April 5

Unique currency spendable in Chemainus becoming a collectible only

Feb 22, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >

Seaspan to field test new energy storage system that will more than triple its battery capacity

The company says the new system will play a role in making marine shipping more green

Feb 21, 2021 6:00 AM Read more >

New department store set to open March 9 in Langford

Marshalls will be opening its second location in Greater Victoria next month

Feb 19, 2021 9:45 AM Read more >

Landlord terminating Victoria cannabis compassion club lease following pressure from province

Owner Ted Smith says clients need them, club won’t go down without a fight

Feb 18, 2021 5:30 AM Read more >

Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate climbs to 1% in January

The reading compared with a year-over-year increase of 0.7 per cent in December

Feb 17, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

7-Eleven Canada working on in-store ‘consumption areas’ for beer and wine

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is still reviewing its liquor sales licence applications

Feb 17, 2021 7:30 AM Read more >

Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $50,000 for first time

Price up almost 200% in the last 3 months, Tesla plans to buy $1.5-billion in the cryptocurrency

Feb 16, 2021 10:40 AM Read more >